Instead, Condit knocked Hardy out with a brutal left hook in the first round of their bout in London on Saturday.
After the televised card got off to a dull start with three straight decisions, Condit changed everything by standing and trading shots with Hardy. After a couple minutes of action, Condit and Hardy both threw left hooks at each other at the same time, but Condit's landed just in time to send Hardy to the canvas. Condit landed a couple more on the ground to erase any doubt.
Condit improves his record to 26-5, while Hardy falls to 23-8. The crowd booed the result, wanting to see the British Hardy earn a win, but it was Condit who gave the fans a thrilling, decisive finish.
"I feel great," Condit said afterward, addressing the fans in London. "I love you guys even though you're booing me. Dan Hardy is a great competitor. Hats off to him. Much respect."
Hardy was succinct when asked what went wrong, saying, "I got punched in the face."
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nice work looked like it was gonna b a double ko NBK Carlos Condit WAR!
Another perfect example of a fighter with more mouth than skills kept around primarily because he's from the UK. There are dozens of fighters in the US at the same weight class that can hand hardy his a**. I wish the UFC would focus on bringing more true US talent on to the scene. I would LOVE to see a ultimate fighter broken down into teams by style/discipline (wrestling vs Karate, BJJ vs Chinese Styles etc.) I'd give 10:1 odds that fighters with primarily wrestling background would totally dominate!
seems like your'e a bit jealous of hardy's popularity, get over it and move on young boy
war condit! awesome Ko
Yes, Hardy said it best, I got hit by a punch. I'll say it too, you lost Hardy.
Hardy har har!!! What are you gonna complain about now, Dan? Maybe you should spend more time training, and less on your hair.
Bisbinnnnng is way overated as many of the UK fighters are. I understand that the intent is to grow the sport in Europe but being fair in ranking is more important. Harding got his due and the truth is that this is the only sport in the world that the best wins. MMA rules no matter what the critics say. I love this sport!!!
Wow! Dan Hardy, gets knocked out by Carlos Condit! Love the way Hardy, was shooing Condit, after the weigh-in; like he was dismissing him as a worthy opponent. Hats off to Carlos, for putting Hardy in his place. Definitely think Koschek, will knock him out too if they ever fight!
Awesome for Carlos!
man, I'm soooo glad Hardy got KTFO. This should of been a fightnight. If you wanna build UFC in europe get Overeem, Fedor, Gegard, cuz this is wash.
There you go hardy jackson fighters are boring ! !!!!